Kingdom: The Far Reaches
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Kingdom: The Far Reaches DOS Front Cover

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Published by

Interplay Productions Ltd.

Developed by

Virtual Image Productions

Released

1995

Platforms

3DO, CD-i, DOS, Macintosh, Windows

Genre

Adventure

Art

Full Motion Video (FMV)

Gameplay

Puzzle-solving

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3DO	49	...

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Windows	...	...

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Description

In this adventure game, step into the shoes of Lathan Kandor, a young boy, to defeat the evil Black Wizard. Lathan will find help from his mentor, the mighty magician Daelon. Explore the fantasy lands of the Far Reaches and retrieve three of the five pieces of the ancient relic called The Hand of Mobus. Talk to a variety of characters, collect objects and solve adventure type problems and puzzles.

Kingdom: The Far Reaches features mouse control, video animations, cartoon-like graphics, an in-game travel map and original music which can be turned off if desired.

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Screenshots

Kingdom: The Far Reaches DOS Map interface of the Kingdom of Weigard

Kingdom: The Far Reaches Windows Start menu. Notice two levels of difficulty!

Kingdom: The Far Reaches Windows Intro Screen

Kingdom: The Far Reaches DOS Lathan, the hero of the game

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Alternate Titles

"Thayer's Quest" -- Halcyon/Arcade title
"Reaches - A Prequel to Kingdom II: Shadoan" -- Windows release
"Kingdom: The Far Reaches - Book One" -- DOS release title

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Kingdom Far Reaches series

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Critic Reviews

Adventure Classic Gaming	DOS	Jan 27, 2010		80
GamePro (US)	3DO	Oct, 1995	3.5 out of 5	70
Entertainment Weekly	3DO	Jul 21, 1995	B-	67
Video Games & Computer Entertainment	3DO	Nov, 1995	6 out of 10	60
PC Gamer	DOS	Sep, 1995	60 out of 100	60
Mega Fun	3DO	Oct, 1995	57 out of 100	57
Electric Playground	3DO	Aug 30, 1995	5 out of 10	50
Mac Ledge	Macintosh	Jun 28, 1998	2.5 out of 5	50
7Wolf Magazine	Windows	Feb 14, 2006	3.5 out of 10	35
Game Zero	3DO	Feb, 1996	2.5 out of 25	10

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Release history

This game was originally released for the Halcyon Interactive Laser Disc System and the arcade as Thayer's Quest by RDI Video Systems. When this game, and Shadoan were released, the character names were redone, perhaps to avoid paying royalties.

RDI Video Systems was founded by Rick Dyer, one of the people that created the Dragon's Lair and Space Ace arcade games. RDI Video Systems went bankrupt soon after releasing Thayer's Quest and the Halcyon Interactive Laser Disc System.

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